The Franchise Blog 4 Vets

2009 Franchise Marketing {UK} Award Winners Announced!

                                                                                                                 

The winners of the Franchise Marketing Awards 2009 were revealed before a large audience of leaders of the UK franchising industry who gathered to recognize excellence in marketing at a gala dinner and ceremony at the Marriott London, Grosvenor Square, on Friday, 20 March.

Go here to see the winners!

A "Virtual" Discovery Day Courtesy Of Bevinco Franchising Corp.

                                    

Instead of spending $500 to visit the headquarters of a franchise that you may be interested in, why not peruse through their fancy building via the internet. The amazing gals over at The Daily Franchise News disclose the details, right here!

Bevinco

Starwood Hotels Franchisees Participating In Earth Hour

                                                                                                              

From Brussels and Atlantic City to Sydney and Santiago, Earth Hour is drawing strong support from Starwood hotels in all corners of the world. In more than 90,000 hotel rooms, guests staying in participating Starwood properties will be encouraged to turn off the lights.

So, what is Earth Hour? And will Veteran owned businesses participate?

Veterans Need To Use Caution With Government "Grants"

From my good friends at the new Business.Gov website;

"If you have looked for a government grant for your business, it is very likely you have encountered several websites promising access to "free government grants that you don’t have to pay back" and testimonials from apparent business owners who received tens of thousands of dollars to start a business.'

Veterans, please be careful. "Free Money" is hard to find!

Read the rest of the story on Government grants, here.

Attention Veterans! Would You Like A Franchise With No Franchise Fee?

                                              

                      FREE

So would I. But, I cannot move to Marietta,Georgia at this time. Can you?

Here is what a Georgia Real Estate Developer is proposing over at Dane Carlson's popular Franchise Business Opportunity Blog;

"My offer to your readers is that I would be willing to pay the franchisee fee for the franchise of their choice as long as they locate the business in my shopping center. There is no catch to this offer whatsoever as my goal is simply to attract a good tenant and franchise business have a greater chance of success, so I look at it as a investment in my success. If my tenants do well, then so do I."

What do you think?

This Franchise Opportunity Is Attracting Veterans!

        

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Franchise Loans; Are They Available Or Not?

                                                                                                                    

What is the real deal about small business loans for start-up franchises? Are lenders lending, or are they, like most Americans, holding on to their money?

If you have made the decision to get into a franchise business of your own, have completed your research, and are about to start writing your business plan to present to a bank, what are your chances of actually getting a business loan?

I asked Don Johnson, the President of Diamond Financial, 5 really important questions concerning the availability of small business/franchise loans. His answers may help you feel better about your own prospects for getting funded.

Taxing Small Businesses; Op-Ed From The Small Business Advocate, Jim Blasingame

Jim Blasingame is one of the top small business experts in the world. I know Jim pretty well, and his radio show is one of a kind.

{Disclosure; I am a member of Jim's Brain Trust, and am a frequent guest on his show}

Anyway, some of you are small business owners. As a matter of fact, Veterans make up quite a large percentage of America's small business owners. In this op-ed from Jim, he brings up some good points:

"In case you haven’t been paying attention, in his address to Congress last week, President Obama promised to raise the marginal income tax rate on the top 2% of taxpayers to help pay for his new agenda and to give the other 98% of taxpayers a tax cut. Now, most folks probably think that this elite group of Americans can handle a tax increase. After all, we’re talking about people like Bill Gates and Alex Rodriguez, right? But in his speech, the president goes on to further define the people on his hit list. Specifically, if you have annual taxable income of more than $250,000, you’re wealthy enough to pay more."

I am not saying I agree or disagree with Jim on this really important issue. Read it, and let us know if you do. Or don't.

Jim Blasingame on small business/taxes

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NY Franchise Attorney Asks; "Should You, Or Can You, Buy A Business To Replace A Job?

Charles Internicola, a New York City attorney that specializes in franchising, recently posted an article asking this question. In the article, he points out a couple of really important things:

• Do you possess sufficient savings, capital and/or loans necessary to:

(a) purchase the business;

(b) fund the initial day-to-day operations of the business - keep in mind that it may take a number of months before your business generates "profits"

Go to the franchise article on his terrific blog.

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